Rail anchor



Oct. 7, 1930 G, L MOORE ET AL 1,777,991

RAIL ANCHOR I Filed Feb. 6, 1929 Patentecl 57; I

OFFICE f enonentoorimoonnnnn Jilrinsnoianms'rnntn; or owneo; NEW YORK V ,f min ANCHOR V j his ncatieh fi eire ruafi' 1 929. ,Serial No; 337,863

i Thisinventionrelatesrailanchoring de "vices; adapted to' prevent; the'f longitudinal creep of railroad rails, and particularly to that type of anchorwhich is applied to the s railby means of a claw bar. s

iAnobject of this'i'nvention is to providea v dcvicefof this type which will be simple in construction, inexpensive; to nanufacture, g light in'weight, andcapable of takinga firm lo'fhold on the rail.

Another object is "to pr ovide a device whose f grip upon the rail will-not beafl'ectedby vi V 1 bration" and likely to lose itsgripping action.

' I .Afurther' object is to provide adevioeconstructedfono'ne piece; which maybe quickly anclfconveniently appliedft'o the'raiLby un 'skilledjlabor'." I v The novel 7 features -Wi-llbe more fullyunderstood H from the following 1 description v and claims" takenwith the drawings, in which: f ".1 -Fig. 1 is an elevation, witha rail base in section; showing the anchor in itsi'nitial posi-, tiononthe rail; '1

Fig.2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the "anchor in itsintermediate" assembledposiw Fig; 3 is an elevation showing the anchor; in its fin'aland operative position on the rail 1 is an end'viewvol" the anchorwh'en j assembled on the rail and 'its'position rela- *tive toa cross tie;f'and,*i I r Fig; 5' is across section takerlonline 5 5;

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' -The rail 6 is of the usual construction'with r The rail anchor is constructed por non 1' 1 adapted'to engage the fillet i2 which 401s tangent to the' outside line 13 ofthefweb. and the top of the base'14latone side of the" rail,- a portion 15 adapted to "engage the edge" i of the rail "base at the other side; and" a; re

'silientbody portion 16 adaptedto engage the 'b ottomflof the rail-base when inoperative: s.position.i The end' portions 11=andj15 are} connected to the-l'body portions 16 -by yhooli Y shaped-members 17 and 18 respectively. The

.pQ1 -tion -16, 17 and 18 serve as a means of en gageinent of the anchorwithfthe cross tie 10.

fchor in its operative position.

The end portion 15 is constructed with aflat top'portion'19; a beveled portion 20, a projecting lip 21, and aflat side portion 22 for purposes of assembling and to secure the an- Theseveralportions of the anchor areso constructed and related that When placed on av rail in the position as shown in Fig. l l the end portion 11 will rest in thefillet 12 V of the rail, the portion 19 of the opposite to end will abut the bottom of therail base, the portion 16 intermediate the ends will b'e in t. spaced relation to the bottom of the rail, and

the hookedend 17 free of the rail. It will be noted that in thisiunstressed position, before application to the rai-lfthe end 15 is nearer tothe end 11'tha'n after 15'has been brought I to its final gripping position on the rail as shown in Fig. 3. To apply the anchorto the railflaclaw bar 2459f suitabletypeis intro-'70 duced betweenthe edge 25 of the rail base land the inclined surfaces 26 of the end 15; l

The portion 15is1nade of less w dth thanthe normal section 27 of the anchor to accommodate the claw ends of the bar 24. With the point 25 of the-rail acting as afulcrum the bar is moved in the direction of the rail and the anchor is caused to assume the position as show'riin Fig. 2, with the edge 25 of the rail bearing against the beveled portion 20 ofthe so anchor." This beveled portion 20 is inclined so' asto prevent theanchor from slipping from this position. With the anchor as shown in Eigv2, the bar 24. is pushed farther into the spacebetweentheedge25 ofthe rail and the inclined surfaces26 of the anchorand thebar 24agai'n moved in the direction of the rail whichcauses the lip 21 to be forced outwardly and upwardly over the topedge 1 28 of the rail base. In this final position, as so i v 2' shown in Fig. 3 the distance between the ends 11 'and115 has been further increased which flexes the severalfmembers offthe anchor to"- cause it to firmly grip the rail between the fillet 12 andth'e outside edge 29 of the rail 7 base. The lip 21 prevents theanchor from slip} "ping off due to vibration or other causes.

The direction in which the ile tends to creep :is indicatedby the arrow in-FigI 41." Contact of thebody portion 16 of the anchor loo 7 some distance below the bottom of the base with the cross tie lOprevents forward movenient or the anchor and its grip upon the rail thus holds the'rail and prevents its creeping movement. Engagement of the body portion 16 with the oross tie will generally be 9 of the'ra il so that any tendency of the; rail to move iOrWardfWill tend to tilttheflanehor j and thus increase its grip upon the mil; Also,

contact ofthebody portion 16 with the base of the rail at point 23serves-as astop tennis the upward movement of theend when ing applied to'the rail. 7 1 i It Will be readily seen that after thear her. has been forced toits finalgrippfin'g. positi 11 will he: firmly pressed against the fillet l2 1 from that ofapplying-it, t a

andthe portion against the-edge 29 of the railhase, T-he'railis thusfirmly gripped the anchor and the lip 21 prevents its disloc-a-; tion.,y Contact, of the body portion 16 with the v,oross tie '10, prevents movement-of; the anchor in. the direotioirof the cross tie and;

its grip? 19911 there,

hn'sholds the, rail and prevents itscreeping movement;

I ltitisdesired to remove the anchorfrom the raihthe operation 1 List the reverse ispos'itioned as shown inFi-g. 3 and moved in :a. direction away from the rail which causes the; anchor to assume the pos tion asshoWZn 1n- Fig. 2. The-bar isagaingmoved in these-me directionandthe anchorrisj freed from the rails; The 'anchor in this po- 'thatsiown infFigfibystriking. the outside? forthinthe appended olaimsl.

' f ent 'i as shown in Fig 7 'siti'on having assumedits initialsor unsprnng 1 condition may be removed from the rail by displacement, or loosening upongthe rail, it may be easily and rapidly removed fromthe ra l in a-eonditionfsu table{for reuse.

v WhileWe-have shown our inventioninone v fOlIILJi? Will be'obvious to those skilled in the artthat itis not S0;ll1111i1l,-b111$ susceptible ofkvarious other vChanges I and modifications withoutdepartingfromzthe spirit thereofand We desire, therefore, that only such; lir'ni-;. tations shall be plaeedthereupon as are im tposed hy the prior artgor asare specifically set 7 It Will-be easily seen that our anchor can be I sprung from'its position shown in Fig.1 to

or" the loop l? with a" sharp hammer blow then the anchor oanlbe brought to its final'position means, of-Ttherlaw, as described -a'bover :-v q '2 p p 7 thus described our invent on, what 1. Having We claimand; desireto secure by Letters 1 .1" on therai-l, asjsho' inin FigQBQthe portion;

t is the clawbar 1'. A rail anchor'comprising an under-rail 7 portion whioh is looped doWnWardly,ja :rail

flange overhanging portion adapted to engage therail at one side in proximity to the junction betvveenthe Web and flange of the rail, and a portion adapted to engage the edgeo'fthe flange at the oppositeside of the rail, o theg last; mentioned portion 1 being pro-i vided with an abutment adapted for engage nient with an ano'hor applying tool. I

1 2 Ara-i1 anchor oo'nngrising a' doWnWard it looped under-raillportion, a, rail flange overhanging portion adapted to engage the eb t'lone sid ;o, f the" rail, and a portion adapt "toengage'tlie, dge "of the flange at e; he id tflwmfl n hav g; Pr jetting member adaptedto extend upwardly] over, said edgeithe lastjmentioned port-ionh ingfadap'tedto be engaged by an. applying tool; I, Ufa; A a a ho compr ing a d w ard.-

e h nging p r n dapted t eng et e Web t 0 1 s e. Qfth rail; a apar 'adapted'toengage the edge ofthe flange at the opposite side of the rail and also "overhang the flange the latter side of-thel-r il V whereby when the anchor is'sprungfromits-f 'norma1 condition during its application to a' V rail, a strong grippingpressure'is exerted-up; wardly; against; the bottom of the' -rail and g -also in'the "direction of a plane passing through said edge o t-the rail and the; region ot the rail at the'junotionof the flange with T the Web; at the other sideofltherail 4, A;railanohor comprising-an under rail portion, a railfflange overhanging portion adapted 'toeng'age one side of arail, a 13013;

edge of the base flange at the other side of thevraihaanda member extending inwardly from 'saids'uri'ao'e over said base flange, the; distance between the efree end 0% said over" 'hanging' portionand saidisurface being less than the shortest d.i staneex;between the Wehatone fofthejrail tofwhieh the ano'hor is r to be appliedand the edge of thebase fi'ange; at the-other side said rail j the 1 last n'enrtionedpo'rtion being ad'aptedto beehgaged l i branai p y rig f: e L

, a rail anchor eo nprisingiresiliei .bodyinelud ng end portions adaptedto'e 7 base of. thej-railet one'sideandtheedge of 1- therail'base at the otherside of the rail, and;- p t- J ad p be engag d by tra k-1. mans @olaw bar, 1 said: 'bodybeing adapted to be sprungi so as to oause aistrong gripping; 'action betweejn saidi'end's When-gone or said; ends isiorced outwardly and upwardly over the edge of the rail hasefbymeans offsa-idg l r 6'. Qhfrail i anchor. Comprising "a 1 resilient body; lnoluding en'd portions adapted: to err. gage: andgrip tonlythefillet adjoining the; in

tion having a surface adapted toengage the gage h let "adj i -1 5% the W b and h 1 i olawbar being 1 111011111186. about said edge: 5 p

, web and the base of the rail at one side and V g the edge of the rail base at the other side of the rail when one ofsaid ends is sprung outwardly and upwardly over the edge of the rail base, said body being'adapted to abut n "the base of the rail to limitthe upward movement of said end.

j 7. A rail anchor comprising a adapted to. bearagain'st .a cross tie, an end. portion adapted to engage. and grip only the 'fillet adjoining the "web and the base of the rail at one side, asecond end portionadapted to f engage and grip theedgei'oi the rail base at the oth r side of the rail, andmeans adapt- 1 end end from ts-,operatlve posltion when mounted upon a rail.

ed toprevent the displacement of said sec- 8. A rail anchor comprising a resilient "fbody adapted to bear against a cross tie and the bottom of a rail, and end portions adapt- Y; ed to engage and grip the filletadjoining the :web andthe base of the rail at one side" and theedgeot the railbaseat the other side of 'the rail, whereby the gripping action of the anchor will be increased upon the forward movement-of the rail relative to-the cross tie.

"9,..In' arail anchor, ajsingle piece rail gripping member comprising a resilientbar extending beneaththe rail base and adapted ,to abut the bottom 'ofsaidbase and having 7 one hooked end comprising an upwardly and f inwardlyextending'portion adapted to bear 7 solely against the fillet adjoining the web and th e' b'a'se of the rail atone side, a second end being upturned and adapted toengage the "edge of the railbase at the other side of the rail, and'means to prevent the displacement of. said second end from its operative'position 'when'mounted -upon a rail. m

(10. In a rail anchor, a single piece rail grippingm'ember comprising a resilient bar extending beneath the rail base and adapted 'to abut the bottom of said base, and end portionsjfadapted 'to engage and grip the fillet adjoining theYwe'band the base of therail atone side and the edge of the rail base at th elother side 'oftherail, one of said ends 7 being adaptedto be engaged by an applying A tool. 15o,

11. In a single piece rail anchor c0mprismg a resll ent body portion and end members adapted to engage and grip thefillet adjoining the web and, the base of the rail at one side and the edge of the rail baseat the other l side 'ofthe rail, the end of oneof said ends J being of less width than the body portionand provided with surfaces adapted tolibe engaged by an applying tool.

' 12A rail anchorfcomprising a resilient body portion and end members adapted to engage and grip the filletadjoining the web f I with surfaces adapted to be engaged by an applying tool and a projection on said end adapted to prevent its displacement when in operative position on the rail.

13. In a rail anchor comprising a body portion,an end member adapted to engage the fillet adjoining the web and the baseofa rail at one side, a second end portion adaptedj to engage the edge of the rail base at the other side of the rail, said second endhaving a top portion ofless width than the body portion, a beveled portion extending downwardly from said top portion, a lower flat portion extending inwardly from said beveledportion, and a lip portion forming an extension of said lower fiat portion. 7 14. In a'rail anchor comprising a body portion, an. end portion adapted to engage the fillet adjoining the web and the base of a rail,

a second end portion adapted to engage the g edge of the rail base at the other side of the rail, said secondend having projections in spaced relation to'the top of said second end and forming abntments adapted to be engaged by the forked end of a claw bar.

15. In a rail anchor comprising a body por tion, an end portion adapted to engage the fillet adjoining the web and the base of a rail, a second end portion adapted to engage the edge of the rail'base at the other side of ,therail, saidsecond end having projections in spaced relation to the top or" said second end and t'orming abutments adapted to be engaged by the forked end ofa claw bar, said" 1 projections beingfin spaced relation to the lower edge of the railbase When theanchor is applied to a rail I j 16. In a rail anchor comprising a body por tion, an end portion adapted toengage'the fillet adjoining the web andthe base of a rail, a second end portion adapted to engage the. edge of the rail base at the other side of the rail said second end having a flattopportion, a rail base edge engaging portion, a

projecting portion extending inwardly from said rail base engaglng portionandabutments' adapted to be engagedbyan applying tool. 1 r

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our and thebase of the rail'at one side and the 1 I rail, the end of one of said ends being ofless l'width than thebodyportion and provided edge of the. rail base at the other sideof the 

